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Keep the Hummer: Save America's Soul

Yes, it's obnoxious; that's why we need it

By Harry Kimball,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 12, 2008 2:00 PM CDT

(Newser) – Sure, the Hummer is more of a "cartoon" than a vehicle, a ridiculously over-the-top gas-guzzling monstrosity. But the unbridled optimism it takes to manufacture it—and to fill up the tank—is what makes it uniquely American, writes Matthew DeBord in the Washington Post....   Read full story »

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